Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You might not think of burying charcoal briquettes in your garden, and you definitely should not do that. But you might consider adding biochar, the ...

While you typically need fertilizer when gardening, charcoal is an effective alternative that serves more functions, too.

Welcome to our weekly podcast with longtime Anchorage Daily News garden writer and author Jeff Lowenfels and co-host Jonathan White. It’s a companion to Jeff’s weekly ADN gardening columns and his ...

A new study reports that specially engineered biochar can significantly improve compost quality by reducing nitrogen loss and accelerating the formation of stable humic substances. The findings offer ...

Addressing Global Nitrogen Challenges Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant productivity, yet its overuse in synthetic ...

Seventy-degree days in March are nice reminders that winter won't last forever, and spring will be here soon enough. The densely packed snow in my backyard has melted away, revealing my garden covered ...

Hi Bill: In my COVID sequestration state, I am studying biochar in the context of vegetation management, Carbon-sequestration, soil health, water conservation, pathogen reduction, and everything else ...

Flowers are slow to open, vegetables disappoint and the soil seems to drink up water and ask for more. A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. However, ...

Simon Kitol’s 25-acre farm in western Kenya teems with maize, tomatoes, and beans, but also an invasive menace: Prosopis juliflora, better known as the mathenge plant. Its long roots steal water from ...

Cancer Rates Are Higher Near Large Livestock Feeding Operations in 3 States, a New Study Finds Meeting Climate Targets Requires Humanity to Reorient Its Relationship With Nature, New Study Says ...